Already been there, my friend, and downloaded the document. But thanks.
Hi, John. Nice to hear from you, and greatly appreciated. We are talking fabrication QA. And I do understand that what you have may well be...
Hi, folks; Does anybody have a QA/QC manual that was developed for small shipyard use? We have a pretty good system of QA/QC practices and...
I agree that the semi-immersed plastic bag would create a lot of drag, especially if it were towed at anything close to a decent speed. A...
This is the 26-ft Cape Islander illustrated above, built as an open boat: [img] [img]
The completed Cape Island 26...
The issue with Ocean Mist that made me hesitate to yell about it from the mountaintops was that the entrained air "lubrication" was difficult to...
Ocean Mist's air-induction system was not pressurized nor one that could be "turned off". It was an atmospheric system, controlled slightly by a...
As stated, we didn't have the money to build a trial horse. However, with previous boats built with similar hull forms in varying sizes from 28 to...
Tom, what type of more objective testing and reporting would you like? The boat in the photo above is a shallow-vee planing hull form terminating...
Yes. In 1995-96, I collaborated with a fellow designer to construct an air-lubricated planing catamaran hull for a Barbados client. The vessel,...
There are many questions yet unanswered (How many passengers? How long a voyage? What speed do you want to cruise at, etc.), but given the small...
I have just fielded a question that has me stumped (I know, I know... us boat designer types are s'posed to know everything boaty, right?) What is...
Shannon, you may want to visit the WoodenBoat Forum (www.woodenboat.com), Build & Repair section. There are plenty of grizzled veterans of the...
It's not exactly what I was looking for, Charlie, but thank you for your efforts on my behalf. A better solution was offered in a different...
Yipster wins the prize. Those will do the job wonderfully - thank you. To whom do I give attribution? Can I distribute printed copies to my 8...
Thanks for your quick replies, Raggi. I will absolutely get permission to use any illustrations prior to use if possible; and will credit...
I posted this down in the Open Discussion department, but thought that repeating it here wouldn't be a bad idea... Hi, folks; long time, no...
Hi, folks; long time, no posts. I've been pretty busy with my teaching assignments at the Nova Scotia Community College. Which brings me to my...
Oops - mistype. Itshould have read, "sheathed cedar strip planking...", as in cedar strip plank (not bead & cove, beveled for flush fit across the...
